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The Story of the violano-virtuoso : world's only self-playing violin and piano, 1900
18 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 11. See the scan on archive.org.
1The Toning of the Wood
3Our experts set themselves to the task of overcoming this difficulty. It was recognized at once that we must make our own violins in our own factory to suit our particular needs.
5The discovery of a secret process of toning the wood offered the solution to the problem. The front and back parts of the violin are harmonically attuned so that the vibrations of both support each other. Woods are selected for proper pitch from an immense stock; the sensitive ear of our master "musician-maker"
7At the bench near the window of his 8th floor workshop sits the man who re-discovered the great secret of the success of the old Italian Master Violin makers — the toning of the wood.
9detects the scientifically correct tones in the different pieces of wood, and "mates" them by the secret process. As a result, all our violins are distinguished by a uniform purity, and brilliance of tone.
11"Its mechanism is so simple that anyone can operate it with the greatest of satisfaction, and it has never given us one bit of trouble."
12—CHAS. H. MULLEN,
137 Howard St., Albany, N. Y.
15"I hesitated for some time about purchasing it, for I was afraid so delicate a mechanism would get out of order easily; but I have had no trouble with it, though I have kept it in continuous use for several years."
16—CHRIS. KACHUDAS,
17804 E. 63d St., Chicago, Ill.
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